refugee resettlement

Pre-migration health assessments help Australia manage disease and improve lives. Greater collaboration between countries could boost public health.

The weak link in Australia’s refugee settlement program is getting new arrivals into work. Whittling down governance responsibility from three departments to one could help improve employment outcomes and save millions, argues a new CPD report.

The NSW government’s decision to give 100 refugees jobs in the public sector is just a small part of Peter Shergold’s state-wide resettlement efforts. “It was important we also participated ourselves,” he says.